ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
Linear
Small (~80)
Best For
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
Linear
Best for: Craftspeople who value deep work, async communication, and minimal meetings
Ratings
ElevenLabsLinear
4.2
4.6
Overall
3.6
4.4
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.8
Culture & Values
4.2
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Karri Saarinen)
Culture Values
ElevenLabs only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth
Linear only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings📡 Async-First⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
ElevenLabs
- Cutting-edge AI voice technology — working on one of the most advanced products in the AI voice space
- Exceptional talent density and remote-first culture spanning 30+ countries
- Work-life balance is poor — 60+ hour weeks are the norm with constant pressure to deliver
- Leadership maturity concerns — little margin for error or professional growth
Linear
- Obsessive product craft — building the best-in-class PM tool teams genuinely love
- Deep work culture with no standups and minimal meetings — actually practiced
- Very small team = limited roles available at any given time
- High hiring bar means slow growth — patience required
Bottom Line
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
Linear
Choose Linear if you want obsessive product craft with genuine work-life balance — but the team is tiny and hiring bar is extreme.
Open Roles
ElevenLabs — 112 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
51
💻 Engineering
15
📣 Marketing
13
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Linear — 19 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
8
💻 Engineering
5
🎨 Design
3
📋 Product
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Linear scores 4.6/5.0 overall with a 4.4 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Linear also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Async-First, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, ElevenLabs has 112 open roles and Linear has 19 open roles.